Favorite Bands by State

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:14 am

discostu Wrote:

Senator Lou Garra Wrote:

So, is DBT from Alabama or Georgia?

Formed in Athens in '96. Band members live in Athens and North Alabama.

Cooley and Patterson are both FROM the Shoals area, though. And Alabama informs a lot more of their music (Three Great Alabama Icons, Wallace, etc etc)

When Isbell was in the band, being from Crane Hill, I think you can argue it either way

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

TheTheory Wrote:

Iowa - Slipknot

Please tell me this is by default only.

Quote:

D.C. - The Evens

I like The Evens too, but c'mon. You don't like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Nation of Ulysses, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, High Back Chairs, or Q and Not U better than The Evens?

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:24 am

OK, I'll take another stab at this, and just edit this list as I figure out more of these.

Alabama - Man or Astro-Man?
Alaska
Arizona - The Meat Puppets
Arkansas - Johnny Cash
California - Captain Beefheart
Colorado
Connecticut - Horace Silver
Delaware
Florida
Georgia - Outkast
Hawaii
Idaho - Built to Spill
Illinois - Miles Davis
Indiana - Racebannon
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky - Richard Hell
Louisiana - Louis Armstrong
Maine
Maryland - Animal Collective
Massachusetts
Michigan - The Stooges/Iggy Pop
Minnesota - Bob Dylan
Mississippi - Charley Patton
Missouri - Coleman Hawkins
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey - Yo La Tengo
New Mexico
New York - The Velvet Underground
North Carolina - John Coltrane
North Dakota
Ohio - Songs: Ohia
Oklahoma - Flaming Lips
Oregon - Jackie-O Motherfucker
Pennsylvania - Don Caballero
Rhode Island - Lightning Bolt
South Carolina - James Brown
South Dakota
Tennessee - Big Star
Texas - Townes Van Zandt
Utah
Vermont
Virginia - Neptunes/Clipse
Washington - Nirvana
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
D.C. - Fugazi

Leon · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:26 am

Michigan- The Stooges/Iggy Pop
Georgia- Outkast
Alabama- Drive By Truckers

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:29 am

What about Alaska and Hawaii? North Dakota? Anybody know of any good bands from those? Vermont?

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:59 am

Drinksy Wrote:

Vermont?

Phish?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:01 am

Alabama -
Alaska - Portugal. The Man.
Arizona - Jimmy Eat World
Arkansas -
California - Black Flag
Colorado - The Descendents (stretching...)
Connecticut -
Delaware
Florida - Hot Water Music
Georgia - Ludacris
Hawaii
Idaho - Built to Spill
Illinois - Wesley Willis
Indiana - Racebannon
Iowa - Slipknot
Kansas
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine
Maryland - Animal Collective
Massachusetts
Michigan - Tesco Vee
Minnesota - The Replacements
Mississippi
Missouri - Wilco (see Descendents, The.)
Montana
Nebraska - Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey -
New Mexico
New York - Ani di Franco
North Carolina - Fear of Pop
North Dakota
Ohio -
Oklahoma - Flaming Lips
Oregon - The Kingsmen
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island -
South Carolina -
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas - Butt-hole Surfers
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington - Jimi
West Virginia - Clutch
Wisconsin - Steve Miller
Wyoming
D.C. - Egg Hunt

FT · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:15 am

Z Wrote:

Florida - Tom Petty
Georgia - REM
Illinois - Wilco
Kentucky - My Morning Jacket
Michigan - White Stripes
Minnesota - The Replacements
New Mexico - The Shins
Ohio - Black Keys
Rhode Island - Deer Tick
Texas - Spoon

I can support these.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:19 am

Senator Lou Garra Wrote:

Drinksy Wrote:

Vermont?

Phish?

...

Drinksy Wrote:

Vermont?

But good call on Racebannon for Indiana, Monty.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:20 am

http://thephoenix.com/supplements/2008/50states/

This provides a great list. Who knew Dio and Jon Spencer were from NH.

This takes where the people are from. So, technically MD could claim Zappa and Byrne since they were both born in Baltimore.

toots · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:24 am

Alaska had Anatomy of a Ghost, who then moved down to Portland and became Portugal the Man, so maybe that counts for Alaska

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:26 am

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

http://thephoenix.com/supplements/2008/50states/

This provides a great list. Who knew Dio and Jon Spencer were from NH.

This takes where the people are from. So, technically MD could claim Zappa and Byrne since they were both born in Baltimore.

I'm finding this more frustrating than helpful. It'd be great if they'd list more than just their 3 top picks, because if I'm not on board with any of those, I'm back to looking up stuff on my own.

Edit: While I disagree with a whole lot of their choices, they NAILED Ohio.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

discostu Wrote:

harry Wrote:

So of all the bands from CA we pick.... Deftones..... really.....really?

WOAH. POD, what the fuck man? :nono:

(off the top of my head) Beach Boys, Black Flag, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, Creedence, Descendents, Doors, Grateful Dead, No Age

Calm down, it's just a place holder. I was listening to the new one yesterday, it's solid. You ever see them live? I could have done way worse from California.

Like Beefheart.

TheTheory · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:46 am

Stone Wrote:

TheTheory Wrote:

Iowa - Slipknot

Please tell me this is by default only.

Quote:

D.C. - The Evens

I like The Evens too, but c'mon. You don't like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Fugazi, Nation of Ulysses, Ted Leo + Pharmacists, High Back Chairs, or Q and Not U better than The Evens?

I love Slipknot. Unashamedly.

And as far as The Evens... I never got into any of the artists you mentioned there. Some of them I've tried and nothing stuck (especially Fugazi), others I've only heard very limited material from but it wasn't enough to spurn me to check them out further. And a couple I've never even heard of before (High Black Chairs, Nation of Ulysses). However, both of The Evens albums are cds that I can just put on and feel like there is something right with the world. I'm a sucker for good male/female harmonies and The Evens mix in satisfying acoustic guitars.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:49 am

Duke Ellington is also from DC.

I still had to go with Fugazi, though.

Several of these are naturally very difficult. I've changed Ohio three times so far and California twice. (Settled on Beefheart, though, so suck it, POD.) New York was surprisingly easy, not that there aren't tons of other great choices (Talking Heads would be my 2nd choice, probably).

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Hey, you wanna like Beefheart, go ahead. I can't stand his music personally. And I like The Deftones, so it stands for the moment, but it's such a big state, with so many important scenes over the years that it'll probably change.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:56 am

In addition to all the ones stu mentioned, California can claim Tom Waits, The Minutemen, Charles Mingus, Pavement, Love, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Roach · **Joined:** Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:39 pm **Posts:** 955

Place holder.

Alabama -
Alaska
Arizona -
Arkansas -
California - Flipper
Colorado
Connecticut -
Delaware
Florida
Georgia - Harvey Milk
Hawaii - Black Sabbath
Idaho -
Illinois - Big Black
Indiana -
Iowa -
Kansas -
Kentucky - Jim Ford
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland -
Massachusetts - Dinosaur Jr
Michigan - The Gories
Minnesota - The Replacements
Mississippi
Missouri - The Bottle Rockets
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey -
New Mexico -
New York -
North Carolina - John Coltrane
North Dakota
Ohio -
Oklahoma - Lee Hazlewood
Oregon - The Wipers
Pennsylvania - Lee Morgan
Rhode Island -
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee - Big Star
Texas - Butthole Surfers
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington - Earth
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
D.C. -

FT · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:00 pm

Drinksy Wrote:

In addition to all the ones stu mentioned, California can claim Tom Waits, The Minutemen, Charles Mingus, Pavement, Love, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Sly is from Texas (Denton, to be exact - not sure about the rest of the Family Stone).

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:03 pm

FT Wrote:

Drinksy Wrote:

In addition to all the ones stu mentioned, California can claim Tom Waits, The Minutemen, Charles Mingus, Pavement, Love, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Sly is from Texas (Denton, to be exact - not sure about the rest of the Family Stone).

In the case of bands, I consider the band to be from the place where they formed and started playing together. S&tFS started playing together in San Francisco.

By that logic, though, I'm not sure I can consider Television to be from Delaware. May have to change that, but I don't think I like my other choices.

FT · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:34 pm

Drinksy Wrote:

FT Wrote:

Drinksy Wrote:

In addition to all the ones stu mentioned, California can claim Tom Waits, The Minutemen, Charles Mingus, Pavement, Love, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Sly is from Texas (Denton, to be exact - not sure about the rest of the Family Stone).

In the case of bands, I consider the band to be from the place where they formed and started playing together. S&tFS started playing together in San Francisco.

you make a valid point

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:37 pm

Captain Fish-Fuck Wrote:

Place holder.

Oklahoma - Lee Hazlewood

Great call. Might have to re-evaluate my choice of Lips.

By-&-by, it's too bad Lee's dead. A collaboration with the Lips would have been glourious.

shiv · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:07 pm

Drinksy Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

http://thephoenix.com/supplements/2008/50states/

This provides a great list. Who knew Dio and Jon Spencer were from NH.

This takes where the people are from. So, technically MD could claim Zappa and Byrne since they were both born in Baltimore.

I'm finding this more frustrating than helpful. It'd be great if they'd list more than just their 3 top picks, because if I'm not on board with any of those, I'm back to looking up stuff on my own.

Edit: While I disagree with a whole lot of their choices, they NAILED Ohio.

i'm probably gonna go with Brainiac.

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

oregon - tie between Quarterflash and Nu Shooz.

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

Drinksy Wrote:

Edit: While I disagree with a whole lot of their choices, they NAILED Ohio.

I like Pere Ubu, but for me it's hard to put any band in that slot other than Devo.

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